Alex Moscoso Española, Magnet Paseo (If Not For This Paparazzo, I Wouldn’t Pose With You), 2010

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Magnet Paseo (Two Guests With Beer), 2010

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Magnet Paseo (Close, But Not Related), 2010

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Blanc Mandaluyong (Three Cuddled Guests), 2010, acrylic on paper, 8.5x11in.

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Blanc Mandaluyong (Gang of Four), 2010, acrylic on paper, 8.5x11in.

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Blanc Mandaluyong (Three Posing Artists), 2010, acrylic on paper, 8.5x11in.

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Blanc Mandaluyong (Solo Pose With Artwork), 2010, acrylic on paper, 8.5x11in.

Alex Moscoso Española, Poseterity: Blanc Mandaluyong (Two Hipster Guests), 2010, acrylic on paper, 8.5x11in.

Alex Moscoso Española, Cajas: Sardinas Ng Artist (The Artist’s Sardines), 2010, acrylic on wooden box, cardboard, can opener, and a can of Ligo Sardines (Spicy), 5.5×3.5x4inches (closed box)

Alex Moscoso Española, Maquette: Caja Angel Para Caja Flores Para Caja Chabet, 2010, acrylic on wooden box and cardboard, 5×4.5x7inches (closed box)

It is envisioned to be the first and second part of a three-part installation, the last part to be completed by the referenced artist. Projected description of the final work will be at 10x9x14 feet (closed box); materials: MDF, 2x2s, acrylic; installation: can be installed indoors/outdoors, either inside a gallery/open field.

Alex Moscoso Española, Caja Judd, 2010, acrylic on wooden box, 8.5×5.5x6inches (closed box)

Alex Moscoso Española, Caja PG, 2010, acrylic on wooden box, sachet of water based lubricant, box of Premier condom, 3.75×5.5x4inches

Alex Moscoso Española, Caja Berde, 2010, acrylic on wooden box, WINNER Kalamansi Detergent Cream, 8.5×5.5x6inches

Alex Moscoso Española, Caja Judd, 2010, acrylic on wooden box, 8.5×5.5x6inches (closed box)

CARTOGRAPHIC SKITS: Mapping Phenomena In Three Movements
Kulay-Diwa Art Gallery, May 7 (7pm) – June 10, 2010

Cartography is the art of making maps. When I was a child, I’d see my father work and analyze maps and other data for their scientific projects. Though it did not mean anything to me at that time, it seems that the memory has been embedded in my psyche and may be a reason why cartography has remained an integral element in my art. Maps are visual representations of a particular area. It represents any form of space, both real and imagined, and whose purpose is to provide us an understanding of any activity arising from that space.

As an artist navigating and charting personal and social space, cartography serves as an integral element in my works. Its usefulness cannot be disputed: the use of roadmaps when traveling, high-school “codigos”, mental and visual maps to aid memory, research notes, annotations, diagrams and flowcharts, marks, gestures, and imprints present in artworks, all of which gives one a sense of bearing in specific situations.

Cartographic Skits: Mapping Phenomena In Three Movements, is my attempt to plot and make sense and non-sense of myself in relation to the world and vice-versa. The exhibited works, composed of paintings, sculpture, and installations, are material products of thought and are concrete attempts at capturing the energy that drives the nature of phenomena. Utilizing two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, my aim is to assemble and share these experiential representations of both real and imagined reality.

Alex de Moscoso
April 2010, Manila

KULAY-DIWA LOCATION MAP: http://kulay-diwa.com/map

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Thank you and have a synchronicity-filled day!

Yours Truly,

Alex de Moscoso